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There are serval different types of diseases, but one major one is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which is also known as ADHD. This disease affects millions of children and adults in a impacting way. People with ADHD are often jittery and get distracted easily. Doctors think that people are born with this disorder, but other doctors think that it comes from genetics. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is not very rare today. Studies have shown that two to nine point five percent…

Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating or working. To be diagnosed with a form of depression symptoms must be present over a period of two weeks (Health, 2016). When a person state that they are sad or down, this does not necessarily mean that the person is depressed, everyone will have moments in their life where they feel…

Depression is a psychological disorder where the person feels multiple emotions such as guilt, worthlessness, and hopelessness for a period of time exceeding 6 months (Barlow). People who suffer from depression develop an unhealthy thinking process. Some thinking processes that tend to alternate includes difficulty focusing on a task, concentrating, inefficiency in memory, and in extreme cases suicidal thoughts. Depression can also affect your physical health such as trouble sleeping, lack of…

The incidence of mental disorders, like bipolar disorder, in modern day society has increased drastically over recent years. As a direct result of the increasing number of new cases each year, its portrayal in our culture’s media through television shows, movies, and other sources has also increased. The film, Silver Linings Playbook, demonstrates this increasing portrayal of mental disorders in our society’s media, but more importantly brings up the question of whether this portrayal accurately…

Depression Depression is a mental illness that is often mistreated because most people don’t understand the signs. Also, money being devoted to the research to find the causes and devise new treatments isn’t keeping pace with the need (Depaulo 8). If people devote a little time to try to understand depression, maybe we would have a better chance of correct diagnostics. As many as five people may eventually suffer a significant depressive illness (Ainsworth 3). Depression affects more than 17…

Women Matter Too Women in the nineteenth century were undoubtedly heard to have psychological disorders. Psychological disorder is defined as a disorder of the mind involving thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that cause either self or other significant distress. There were several different reasons for women to have mental disorders in the nineteenth century. One reason that stood out among the others was how men treated women. Men and women had certain roles in society in the nineteenth…

Depression. It’s an overused term. People toss it around as if it’s a football; yet they don’t know the true meaning of it. So what is depression? First off, depression has got nothing at all to do with life. That may confuse you, but let me explain. On your life journey, there is sadness, there is pain, and there is sorrow. All of these in which their right time and season are normal. Depression is an altogether different zone because it’s an empty hole. There’s nothing there. It’s a complete…

Major depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest during daily activities (Major Depression). This disorder is known as one of the most common mental disorders (Kohn). It affects how people feel, think, and behave in certain situations. Depression can come on suddenly, or be the effect of various events piling on top of each other (Depression). People between the age of 15-20 have experienced some soft of depression throughout their lives, while…

“Depression causes feelings of sadness and loss of interest in activities. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person's ability to function at work and home.(American Psychiatric Association)” In the book, The Catcher in The Rye By J.D Salinger uses the theme of depression to express the idea that one of the main characters Holden Caulfield faces is depression, and that depression is not an enjoyable valuable or subject for a book. In the Book Holden…

Hardships come in a variety of ways. Depression, loneliness, loss, broken relationships are all forms of hardship. To endure hardship, is more than just continuing to exist; it is continuing to exist in the same manner as before the suffering began. Many people need someone to help them endure their hardship and their suffering; however, others prefer to be by themselves. In the book Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, we can see these two ways of dealing with hardship and suffering in…